Details of freightcarrier airplane which carries load greater than its own weight; single-engined biplane of all-metal construction; aerodynamic efficiency discussed with figures; wing span 76 ft.; maximum speed 110 m.p.h.; weight empty 4550 lb.; load carried 4950 lb.; fuselage of duralumin built up of two distinct proportions; pilot's cockpit in front of freight hold; Bristol 525-hp. geared Jupiter IX engine; metal wings fabric covered; special wing tip skids.


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    Title :

    The vickers "vellore "


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Published in:

    Flight ; 20 , n 1028


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    5 pages


    Remarks:

    11 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    The Vickers "Vellore" freight carrier

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1929


    The Vickers "Vellore" freight carrier

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1929



    Vickers. Vickers Ltd. Vickers house, broadway

    Westminster, S.W. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928


    VICKERS VC10

    Webber, G.W. | Emerald Group Publishing | 1962